상담과 코칭의 분리-통합 접근

On the Separative-Integrative Approaches of Counseling and Coaching

Korean society is rapidly changing and competitive in its nature. It causes stresses, relational conflicts, and many other difficulties. People find themselves easily become anxious on their life situation and future. At the same time, desires and needs on better life, happiness, self-actualization are growing among postmodern people. It is no wonder that more people are looking for counseling and coaching. In this paper, the writer summarizes the approaches of counseling andcoaching in three categories: linear-separative approach, linear-integrative approach, and circular-integrative approach. Linear-separative approach represents the typical understanding on counseling and coaching, which is they are different and can not go together. People say that counseling is for those who have functional problems and require long-term therapeutic treatment while coaching is for normal people who want to get more and success in life. Counselors pursue on clients’past psychological or pathological issues. But coaches focus on clients’desires or wants to achieve in their future. If the counseling here means the classical and longterm psychotherapy, counseling and coaching are really different and need to be approached separatively. Linear-integrative approach is for those who understand clients as coming for problem solution and positive goal-accomplishment. Whatever clients bring to them, counselors or coaches put their efforts on taking the clients from where they are to where they want to be. Helping people solve problems or accomplish more in life, however, is not such an easy or simple task. Conflicts can happen between past issues and growth desires. This is why circular-integrative approach of counseling and coaching is, rather, necessary to meet clients’goals more effectively and efficiently. Counseling approach may be able to speed up coaching process. Coaching approach could be helpful to clients who want brief counseling for lasting solutions.